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RIFLE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. so. 1916.

Patented Feb. 20, 1917.

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UNITED TATE PATENT @FFTQFZ.

WILFRID DORE, OF ST. STANISLAS DES DEUX BIVIERES, CHAMPLAIN, QUEBEC, CANADA.

RIFLE.

Application filed September 30, 1916.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, l ViLFRID DORI J, a subject of the King of Great Britain, and residing at St. Stanislas des Deux Rivieres, Champlain, in the Province of Quebec, in the Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rifles; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

The invention to be hereinafter described relates to magazine rifles.

In order to more clearly disclose the construction, operation, and use of the invention, reference should be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of the present application. Throughout the several figures of the drawings, like reference characters designate the same parts.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevation, with magazine removed, the mechanism being shown in dotted lines.

Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal cross section.

Fig. 4: is a lateral vertical cross section on lines A-A of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a rear end elevation of the magazine.

Fig. 6 is a detail view of the magazine actuating devices.

Fig. 7 is a lateral vertical cross section on line BB of Fig. 2.

Fig. 8 is a side elevation of the loading, firing and ejecting plunger.

The main objects of the invention are to provide a simple, efficient, compact, durable, and inexpensive magazine rifle, having only a very small number of operative parts.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 1 indicates the fore end, 2 the stock, and 3 the barrel. The barrel is slidably hinged to the fore-end to have limited longitudinal movement relatively theretosee Fig. 2.

The end of the barrel is securely seated in the forward end of the stock; and the forward part of the stock, directly in the rear of the barrel, is cut out to form a magazine chamber in which is revolubly mounted a cartridge magazine 4 comprising a plurality of cooperating clips secured to a sleeve 5see Fig. 5. This sleeve is revolubly mounted on a rod 6 carried by the fore-end ,1 and extending through the forward part of the stock and through the magazine, in

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 22, 1917.

Serial No. 123,087.

such position that the cartridges in clips I} will be alined with the gun barrel as the magazine is revolved.

A leaf spring 7 on rod 6 serves to retard the1 movement of the sleeve relatively to the roc.

In order to bring successive cartridges into line for loading, it is necessary, of course, to effect a step-by-step revolution of the magazine. This is done by a pawl 8 mounted on one end of an elbow lever 9 fulcrumed at 10 in the stock. This part engages the teeth of a ratchet 11 fixed to the sleeve 5.

To actuate the lever 9, a lug 12 is provided on the forward part of the hand lever 13, just below the pivot, and so disposed as to engage and move lever 9 as the same lever reaches its lowest position see Fig. 3. A small compression spring 1% serves to return the lever and pawl to normal position after each operation. A small leaf spring serves to keep the pawl in position to engage the ratchet, and a spring actuated dog 14 prevents reverse rotation.

For delivering each cartridge from its clip into the barrel, a plunger 15 is provided. It forms a continuation of a plunger block 16 reciprocably mounted in the stock and provided with ribs 17 sliding freely in 00- operative channels or grooves 18 formed in the inner walls or faces of the stock.

The cylindrical plunger is of the same length as the cartridge clips and is adapted to slide freely back and forth through the same from end to end. Within it and the block 16 is mounted the spring-actuated firing pin 19.

To actuate the plunger for loading, a horn 20 is provided, extending from the rear end of the hand lever. It is provided with a pin 21 which plays in the slotted plate 22 carried by block 16. This pin and slot connection between the horn 20 and plate 22 translates the swinging movement of hand lever 13 into a reciprocating movement of the plunger block. Thus, as the hand lever is swung to the position of Fig. 2, the plunger will be in the extreme forward or load- ,ing position with a cartridge forced into the barrel.

To fire the gun, loaded as above, special firing mechanism is provided. This comprises an arm 23 carried by the rear projecting end of the firing pin and adapted to be'engaged by the point of a plate 2% pivotally mounted at one end in the forward part of the stock and pivotally connected at its opposite end, below the point, to a trigger lever 25, a leaf spring 26serving to hold the ,plate normally in said position to engage arm 23, as the plunger block approaches its extreme forward position, all as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3. This, of course, puts the firing pin spring under compression so that it is only necessary to pull the trigger and withdraw plate 24; from arm to fire the cartridge.

To prevent damage to the mechanism as a result of the explosion, it is advisable to securely lock the plunger block against rearward movement when the cartridge is fired. For this purpose, a yoke 27 is provided. It is substantially U-shaped and issli'lably mounted in the stock in such a manner that its arms intersect the grooves 18 when it is in raised position, but fall below the same 7 positioned that its arms may be raised across the groove directly at the rear of the plunger block when it is in its extreme forward position, only. 7

This U -shaped yoke is ward free end of a bar 28 pivotally mounted at its rear end inside the gun stock. Normally, this bar is held down and the yoke in inoperative position by means of the leaf spring 29. To raise it to operative position, just as the forward or loading movement of plunger 15 is completed, a stud 30 is provided on its lower face, so placed as to be engaged by the hand lever, just as it approaches the full line position of Fig. 2, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

As soon as a cartridge has been fired, the shell should be ejected, of course. For this purpose, a small pivotally mounted spring- 7 pressed ejector hook 31 is provided. It is carried in a small channel in the upper face of the plunger 15 and so positioned as to extend over and grip the rim edge of the cartridge against the plunger and as the cartridge is forced into the end of the barrel in loadin Conse uentl. as the plun er is retracted to bring it into position for the next loading operation, the empty shell will be ejected with it and drawn back into the magazine.

But the shell must be released as the plunger leaves the rear of the magazine, so as to leave the empty shell inthe magazine. To this end a small trip plate or bar 32 is provided in the upper wall of the stock and so placed that it willenga'ge the rear end of the pivoted ejector hook, at the proper moment, and trip or raise the hook and release the shell. Continued movement of. the plunger block withdraws the plunger beyond the magazine so thatits rotation will not be interfered with. V

V In order to remove a magazine with empty shells and substitute one with loaded shells,

secured to the for- -it is only necessary to slide the fore end moval.

To receive the hinged wallin closed position, a ainst the tensionof the hinge springs, a pin- 35 is provided. This pin is carried by thefore-end l and passes through the forward end of the stock and through a perforation 'in an ear 36 on the edge of the plate, when the plate is in closed position.

The same movement of thefore-end which withdraws rod 6 also withdraws pin 35.

It is thought that the construction, operation, and: use of the inventionwill be clear from the preceding detailed description. Changes may be made in the construction, arrangement and disposition of the several parts without in any way departing from the held and scope of the invention, and it is meant to include all such within this application, wherein only a preferred formhas been disclosed.

Having thus descri bed my inventiomwhat I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is 1. A- magazine' rifle comprising a barrel, a fore-end slidably connected thereto, a stock connected to-said barrel and provided with a magazine chamber, a rod carried by said fore-end and extending into said magazine chamber, a magazine revolubly mounted on said rod, 'means' for actuating said magazine, loading means, and firing means.

2. A magazine rifle comprising a barrel, a. fore-end slidably connected thereto, a stock oonnected'to said barrel and provided with a magazine chamber, a rod carried by said fore-end and extending into said magazine chamber, a magazine revolubly mounted on said rod, means for actuating said magazine, loading means, and means for locking saidv loading means, andfiring means. 7

3. A magazine rifle comprising a barrel, a fore-end 'slidably "connected thereto, a stock connected. to said barrel, and provided with-a magazine chamber, a rod carried by said fore-end andextendinginto said magazine chamber, a magazine revolubly mounta fore-end slidably connected thereto, a stock connected to said barrel and provided with a magazine chamber, a spring actuated Wall plate hinged to said stock, a rod carried by said fore-end and extending into said magazine chamber, a locking pin carried by said fore-end, and adapted to secure said plate in position, a magazine revolubly mounted on said rod, means for actuating said magazine, loading means, and firing means.

5. A magazine rifle comprising a barrel, a fore-end slidably connected thereto, a stock connected to said barrel and provided with a magazine chamber, a rod carried by said fore-end and extending into said magazine chamber, a magazine revolubly mounted on said rod, means for actuating said magazine, a reciprocable loading plunger, means for actuating the same, a springactuated firing pin carried by said plunger,

and provided With an arm, a plate adapted to engage said arm, and means for disengaging said plate from said arm.

6. A magazine rifle comprising a barrel, a fore-end slidably connected thereto, a stock connected to said barrel and provided with a magazine chamber, a rod carried by said fore-end and extending into said rod, means for actuating said magazine, a reciprocable loading plunger, means for actuating the same, a locking yoke adapted to engage said plunger and prevent its operation, means for actuating said yoke automatically, and firing means.

Signed at St. Stanislas des'DeuX Rivieres this thirty first day of August, 1916.

WILFRID DORE.

Witnesses J. A. GoDIN, ROGER GoDIN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G. 

